Monday, 05/11/2026
The New-Year Ceremony of Praying for Peace at Tieu Dao Pagoda – Quang Ninh Province
Update: 21/02/2019
On this occasion, Junior Ven. Thich Nhu Minh – the permanent member – Head examiner of Board of directors of Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in Dong Trieu ward came to Tieu Dao Pagoda and had dharma talk to the Buddhists and people. It was about “Meaning of Praying for Peace Ceremony”. He shared almost Buddhists who usually think about praying peace when they have a trouble. In fact, insecurity comes from one’s mind. How could either the praying or prostrating help people if their mind were insecure? However, depending on the subjects, it still has divergence. Ones who have understood Buddha Dharma absolutely knows that if they want to be secure in mind properly, they have to focus on the causes or reasons as well as remove bad awareness inside. In fact, there are not many people getting further awareness and stable cultivating ability. Primitive Buddhists are almost affected by the outside precaution. Good precaution will make them joyful; vice versa, it will make them nervous. Because of these senses of mind, it is necessary and helpful to apply the praying peace.
Firstly, the one praying peace totally forwards to the Three Treasures for purity himself or his family. Thus, he will consolidate his belief into the Three Treasures, no longer skeptic about causes and effects, recognize the essences of happening things. As a result, he will not neither worry nor complain about the others.
Secondly, thanks to either solemn rituals or reverence, the ones praying peace will create other good precaution to ease their mind, reduce the nervousness, and create the reverence and devotion. These alternative minds are good, do not harm others and promote the practice of virtuous actions. Therefore, when nourishing these minds, illusions and malice cannot arise.
Thirdly, due to the reverent to the mindfulness of worshiping, professing the title of Buddha and Bodhisattvas, it is possible to arise good and selfless thoughts in the practitioner.
To those one who recognize the above things, the praying peace rite could bring positive effect. It is transferring their mindset to the positive way after doing the rite. Peace praying concludes self-reliant and other power because of oneself’s affording to good things as well as the support of Buddha and Bodhisattva.
Ending the preach, people recited the Sutra of Avalokitesvara Chapter for the welfare of the nation and the security of the people.
Below are some taken photos:
